APEL Profile and Statement of Equivalence for entry to Intermediate Training
An APEL claim is the means by which an applicant shows how they have met the requirements and/or learning outcomes of the type or stage of a more formally assessed course or qualification. It is not a short-cut as it is up to the applicant to show how they meet the learning outcomes of the level they reckon they have already covered. This Profile should document your experience and learning and is a full account of any training you have received which used a systemic approach, as well as relevant practice. You are reminded that Foundation level training has a minimum of 60 direct taught hours. In completing the APEL Profile below, you need to account for 50% of these taught hours through training events attended. This profile allows you more space to elaborate on the information you may have put in your application form. You may complete it electronically and return it to the Course Coordinator, or Course Administrator. You will also need to complete an application form, and you may be asked to an interview, or perhaps to complete a piece of written work so that a good decision can be made about which course is best for you.
Experience and training: (show number of direct taught hours)
Learning:
Total of Direct Taught Hours:
The Statement of Equivalence is linked to the AFT Learning Outcomes and you are asked to make a brief statement against each outcome as to how you meet them.
Learning outcomes: A basic understanding of the systemic approach to family and other relationships; An ability to describe a range of systemic models and approaches and give examples of their application to practice; An ability to take a critical stance to ideas and their value;
How you meet them:
An ability to demonstrate a range of practice skills (e.g. through role play);
An ability to describe and critique the concept of the family life cycle perspective and its application to different family forms An ability to explore the implications of adherence to AFT's Code of Ethics for both individuals and organisations An awareness of the impact of the wider social context especially in respect of race, class, culture, gender, sexual orientation, age and disability; A commitment to anti-discriminatory practice A familiarity with a range of key literature relating to systemic practice A basic familiarity with some aspects of research in the field. This should include an appreciation of the need for client feedback and service evaluation; An ability to begin to consider their own personal family and cultural experiences from a systemic perspective; An ability to place the development of systemic therapy into a historical context; An ability to explore and give an account of their personal learning process over time.
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